NBA roundup: Warriors, Bulls work OT for
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[April 24, 2015]
The Sports Xchange
NEW ORLEANS -- Stephen Curry hit a miracle
3-pointer from the left corner over Anthony Davis to force overtime, and
the Golden State Warriors erased a 20-point, fourth-quarter deficit
behind Curry's game-high 40 points for an improbable 123-119 victory
over the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night at the Smoothie King
Center.
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The incredible comeback gave the Warriors a 3-0 lead in the
best-of-seven Western Conference first-round playoff series.
Curry was unstoppable in the fourth quarter and in overtime. The
point guard's 3-pointer with 2.8 seconds left in regulation gave him
10 points for the quarter and tied the game at 108. Curry then
opened overtime by burying another 3-pointer from the right wing.
Davis led New Orleans with 29 points and 15 rebounds. Golden State
guard Klay Thompson scored 28 points.
Bulls 113, Bucks 106 (2OT)
MILWAUKEE -- Derrick Rose scored 34 points, Jimmy Butler had 24, and
Chicago took a commanding 3-0 lead in its first-round Eastern
Conference playoff series against Milwaukee with a double-overtime
victory.
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Rose scored nine points in the third quarter, and he added seven in
the final overtime as the Bulls scored 13 straight points. Chicago
forward Pau Gasol added 17 points and 14 rebounds.
Milwaukee missed its first four shots from the field and turned the
ball over three times during the second overtime, allowing the Bulls
to pull away.
Forward Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 25 points and grabbed 12
rebounds for the Bucks, who got 19 points from point guard Michael
Carter-Williams, 18 points from guard Khris Middleton and 15 points
and 14 rebounds from forward John Henson.
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Cavaliers 103, Celtics 95
BOSTON -- LeBron James scored 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds,
helping Cleveland move within one game of advancing in the Eastern
Conference playoffs. The Cavaliers, seeded No. 2 in the East, can
complete a four-game sweep of feisty seventh-seeded Boston on
Sunday.
James added four assists and four steals. He shot 13-for-26 from the
floor and also blocked two shots. Cleveland forward Kevin Love had
23 points and nine rebounds, and guard J.R. Smith added 15 points.
Guard Evan Turner led the Celtics with 19 points, eight rebounds and
eight assists. Guard Avery Bradley added 18 points, and forward Jae
Crowder finished with 16 points.
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